Grant Smithies rides side-saddle from Te Aro to Thorndon with Wellington grunge revivalists Bunnies On Ponies, then fires up the hookah pipe for a listen to A Day In My Mind's Mind - a double vinyl compilation of deeply trippy NZ music from the late 60s/early 70s. It's been released to celebrate pioneering Auckland record store Real Groovy's 33 and 1/3rd birthday.
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